de‧cen‧tral‧ize (also decentralise British English) /ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: noun: CENTRE/CENTER, centralization ≠ decentralization, centralism, centrist; adjective: central, centralized ≠ decentralized, CENTRED/CENTERED, centrist; verb: CENTRE/CENTER, centralize ≠ decentralize; adverb: centrally]
to move parts of a government, organization etc from a central place to several different smaller ones Antonym : centralize:
Many firms are decentralizing their operations.
—decentralized adjective:
a decentralized economy
—decentralization /diːˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]

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